23 March 2015
Norwegian Havgul Clean Energy will merge with Swedish Triventus Wind Power to form a new merged entity, Havgul Nordic, which will have 1.55GW of onshore and offshore wind developments in the pipeline. The two wind power developers have planned for an estimated €3.2bn investment for the projects, which are expected to be set up across […]
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19 March 2015
Danish power firm Dong Energy has awarded a contract worth £21.8m to J Murphy & Sons for setting up an onshore substation for the 580MW Race Bank wind project in offshore UK. The substation will be developed beside the UK National Grid’s Walpole substation unit during 2016. Under the contract terms, Murphy will be responsible […]
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18 March 2015
Norwegian entity Scatec Solar intends to construct up to 200MW of solar power generating facilities in Egypt within the next two-three years, with assistance from its finance partners. Scatec Solar CEO Raymond Carlsen said: “Together with our finance partners, we aim to develop, build, own, and operate 150MW – 200MW of new solar power plants […]
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18 March 2015
Construction work has been initiated to develop the largest onshore wind farm in Belgium, which will be located in the Antwerp port area to the left bank of the Scheldt river. The wind farm is expected to house 40 to 50 turbines, 15 of which will be installed under the first phase of development at […]
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18 March 2015
French power manufacturer Alstom has won a €12m contract from the developer of the 950MW Mátrai Eromu lignite-fired power plant in Hungary to renovate its steam turbines in blocks 4 and 5. The contract is a part of the renovation project in the country in the last eight years, which aims to restore the original […]
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18 March 2015
Research at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland has led to an innovative system that uses sound waves to detect potentially dangerous cracks in pipes, aircraft engines, and nuclear power plants. The University of Strathclyde department of mathematics and statistics research associate Katherine Tant was the chief academic researcher behind the study. Transmission of varying […]
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11 March 2015
Slovakia intends to acquire a state-owned hydropower facility from Enel’s local utility Slovenske Elektrarne, after the local Bratislava court ruled the lease contract for the plant to be invalid. The ruling has finally offered a direction to the dispute over the 720MW Gabcikovo hydropower plant between the Italian power firm and the government, which was […]
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11 March 2015
RWE plans to invest nearly €1bn between 2015 and 2017 to grow its renewable energy portfolio. The investment by the German utility-developer will be majorly earmarked for offshore wind developments. RWE chief executive Peter Terium was cited by reNEWS as saying that the renewable sector is “a major technology whose high load factor helps ensure […]
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11 March 2015
Vestas Wind Systems (Vestas) has installed more than 6,053MW of wind turbines in 2014, retaining its position as the leading wind turbine installer worldwide, according to a report published by research and consulting firm GlobalData. GlobalData compiles a yearly record of the top 10 wind turbine manufacturers. Vestas is closely followed by Siemens, which recorded […]
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10 March 2015
FLiDAR has completed the onsite wind measurements at the 448MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland that is developed by Mainstream Renewable Power. The Belgian firm had deployed a floating LiDAR buoy for the measurements at the facility, which is located off from the east coast of the country. The FLiDAR equipment is […]
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